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Kimberley S. Donavan, 57, of Canaan, Conn.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 30th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with a memorial service immediately following at 6 p.m.

Kimberley S. Donovan died unexpectedly on September 18, 2015 at home.

The daughter of Thomas Storti and Ben and Betsy Wyman Wildman, Kim was born on August 27, 1958 in Miami, Fla. She was raised locally and graduated from Mt. Everett Regional High School in Sheffield.

Kim married Michael Donovan on May 19, 1984. Their marriage was cut short by Mike’s untimely death in 1992. Their daughter Kristeena was the joy of their lives.

Kim worked as a secretary for several different companies throughout Berkshire County.

She is survived by her daughter Kristeena G. Thompson and her husband Robert; her mother Betsy Wildman and her brother Christopher Storti, both of Manchester, N.H.; her grandchildren Michael, Braelyn and Brynn of Connecticut, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She also leaves her long-time companion, William Dougherty of Salisbury, Conn.

She was predeceased by her husband Michael, her father, Thomas Storti, her sister Lisa Storti, her step-father Ben Wildman and both sets of grandparents.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 30th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with a memorial service immediately following at 6 p.m. at FINNERTY & STEVENS FUNERAL HOME in Great Barrington, Mass. Burial will be private.

Donations may be made to the Kimberley Donovan Memorial Fund in care of FINNERTY & STEVENS FUNERAL HOME, 426 Main St., Great Barrington, MA 01230. To send remembrances to her family or sign the guestbook please go to www.finnertyandstevens.com

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